Henry Blossom
Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American playwright and lyricist. Born in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas. His first Broadway musical project was The Yankee Consul (1904) for composer Alfred G. Robyn, after which he primarily wrote for Herbert, including Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), Baron Trenck (1911), The Only Girl (1914), The Princess Pat (1915), Eileen (1917), and Kiss Me Again (film version of Mlle. Modeste, 1931).[1] He also wrote "When Uncle Sam is Ruler of the Sea" with Victor Herbert in 1916, "It's Not the Uniform That Makes the Man" with A. Baldwin Sloane in 1917 and "I Want to Go Back to the War" with Percival Knight (music was by Raymond Hubbell) in 1919.[2]
Blossom was also involved with several shows that failed to reach Broadway.[1] He died from pneumonia in New York City at the age of 53.
- Mlle. Modiste - libretto (1905)
- The Red Mill - book and lyrics (1906)
- The Only Girl - book and lyrics (1914)
- The Princess Pat - book and lyrics (1915)
- Eileen - lyrics (1917)
References
- ^ a b c "Henry Blossom | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music - Volume 1. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 260, 319, 785. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
External links
- Works by Henry Blossom at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Henry Blossom at the Internet Archive
- Henry Blossom at IMDB
- Hearts of Erin ; a romantic comic opera / book and lyrics by Henry Blossom ; music by Victor Herbert (From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection)
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